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WILLIAM H. ROGERS, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

SHOE-LACE TIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 19, 1907.

Application filed April 14,1906. Serial No. 311,731.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. RocERs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey,have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Lace Tips, of whichthe following is a s ecification.

My invention re ates to shoe-lace tips; and its 1plrimary object is toprovide a novel and big y useful device of this character which isadapted to be secured to the end of a shoelace in a manner to preventits accidental removal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe-lace tip which isconstructed of a single blank of any material suitable for the purpose,which is exceedingly simple and durable, one which may be readily andquickly applied to the end of a shoe-lace, and one which may bemanufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With the above objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank of which the ti is formed.Fig. 2 is a perspective view 0 the blank, illustrating the first step inthe application of the tip to a shoelace. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewillustrat ing the second step in the application of the tip to ashoe-lace, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the tip applied to theend of a shoelace.

Referring to the drawings by referencenumerals, 1 designates a shoe-lacetip, which is constructed-of a single blank of any material suitable forthe purpose. The tip is preferably rectangular, and is provided in itsupper end 2 with an opening 3. The upper end of the tip is bentpartially downward on the dotted line 6 of Fig. 1 of the drawings, afterwhich the looped end of a shoe-lace 4 is threaded through the opening 3as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. After the end of the shoe-lace4 has been threaded through the opening 3 the upper end 2 of the tip isbent to firmly bind the end of the lace between itself and the body 5 ofthe tip, this preventing the removal of the tip from the shoe-lace. Thesides of the tip are then bent inwardly on the dotted line 7 of Fig. 1to fully inclose the end of the lace, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of thedrawings.

It should be apparent from the above description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, that the tip has such connection withthe shoe-lace that all liabil ity of the tip becoming accidentallyremoved from the lace is obviated, that the tip may be applied readilyand quickly to a shoe-lace, that the same'presents a neat appearance,and that it may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

Having fully described and illustrated my invention, what I claim is Theherein-described shoe-lace tip formed from a rectangular blank of sheetmetal having an opening therein near one end thereof through which theterminal end of a shoelace is inserted, said blank being bent uponitself transversely on a line below said opening to clamp the end of thelace thereto between the two bent portions of the blank, and theshoe-lace being bent upon itself and inclosed within the tip by thesides of the blank which are bent over to inclose the end of the laceand said opening through the blank, with the edges of the blank meetingin the center of the tip, thus providing a doubled outer end for the tiphaving a smooth entering-point, flat sides and rounded edges,essentially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- WILLIAM H. ROGERS.

Witnesses:

GERTRUDE B. ROGERS, MAURICE S. ROGERS.

